John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963) is an American actor, known for his role as Drew Carey's cross-dressing brother on The Drew Carey Show, and for his role as Norm, the unassuming husband of Margie Gunderson (Frances McDormand) in Fargo. In the fall of 2003, he starred in the CBS show The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire, with Randy Quaid, Chris Penn, Mare Winningham, Elizabeth McGovern, and Ann Cusack. The show was cancelled after only a few episodes. He also had a recurring role in the HBO show Carnivàle, playing escaped convict Varlyn Stroud. Lynch appeared as a district attorney in the CBS series Close to Home and as NASA official Bob Gilruth in the HBO mini-series From the Earth to the Moon. Lynch appeared in the 2003 thriller Gothika and the 2007 biopic Zodiac.
Movie | She Rides Shotgun | 2025 | |
Series | Big Sky | Wolfgang 'Wolf' Legarski | 2020-11-17 |
Movie | Kiss Me Before It Blows Up | Ron Shalev | 2020-09-10 |
Movie | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | David Dellinger | 2020-09-25 |
Movie | The Highwaymen | Lee Simmons | 2019-03-15 |
Series | Crawford | Owen | 2018-02-02 |
Movie | Private Life | Charlie Grimes | 2018-10-05 |
Series | One Dollar | Bud Carl | 2018-08-30 |
Movie | Miracles from Heaven | Pastor Scott | 2016-03-17 |
Movie | The Architect | Conway | 2016-05-20 |
Movie | The Invitation | Pruitt | 2016-04-08 |
Movie | Shangri-La Suite | Colonel Tom Parker | 2016-10-28 |
Movie | The Founder | Mac McDonald | 2016-09-13 |
Movie | Jackie | Lyndon B. Johnson | 2016-12-02 |
Movie | Ted 2 | Tom Jessup | 2015-06-25 |
Movie | Hot Pursuit | Captain Emmett | 2015-05-08 |
Movie | Hoke | Bill Henderson | 2014-01-01 |
Movie | Camp X-Ray | Col. Drummond | 2014-10-17 |
Movie | The Pretty One | Frank | 2014-02-07 |
Series | The Americans | Fred | 2013-01-30 |
Movie | Highland Park | Rory | 2013-06-08 |
Series | Do No Harm | Will Hayes | 2013-01-31 |
Movie | Lay the Favorite | Dave Greenberg | 2012-06-22 |
Movie | Paul | Moses Buggs | 2011-02-14 |
Series | American Horror Story | Benjamin Richter | 2011-10-05 |
Movie | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | Bernie Riley | 2011-07-29 |
Series | Body of Proof | Detective Bud Morris | 2011-03-29 |
Movie | Hesher | Larry | 2010-01-22 |
Movie | Sympathy for Delicious | Evangelist Carroll | 2010-04-09 |
Series | The Glades | Mike Ogletree | 2010-07-11 |
Movie | Shutter Island | Deputy Warden McPherson | 2010-02-14 |
Movie | Love Happens | Walter | 2009-09-18 |
Series | Lie to Me | Unknown | 2009-01-21 |
Movie | The Prince of Motor City | 2008-07-09 | |
Movie | Gran Torino | Barber Martin | 2008-12-12 |
Movie | Full of It | Mr. Leonard | 2007-03-01 |
Series | K-Ville | Captain James Embry | 2007-09-17 |
Movie | Zodiac | Arthur Leigh Allen | 2007-03-02 |
Movie | Things We Lost in the Fire | Howard Glassman | 2007-09-26 |
Movie | Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World | Stewart | 2006-01-20 |
Series | Big Love | Unknown | 2006-03-12 |
Series | American Dad! | Unknown | 2005-02-06 |
Movie | Mozart and the Whale | Gregory | 2005-09-10 |
Series | Close to Home | Unknown | 2005-09-20 |
Movie | Catch That Kid | Mr. Hartman | 2004-02-06 |
Movie | Confidence | Grant Ashby | 2003-04-25 |
Movie | Gothika | Sheriff Ryan | 2003-11-21 |
Series | Carnivàle | Varlyn Stroud | 2003-09-14 |
Series | The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | 2003-09-24 | |
Movie | The Good Girl | Jack Field, Your Store Manager | 2002-01-12 |
Movie | Bug | Wallace Gregory | 2002-02-28 |
Movie | Par 6 | Dour O'Dowell | 2002-04-16 |
Series | Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
Movie | Live from Baghdad | Josh Holliman | 2002-12-07 |
Movie | Bubble Boy | Mr. Livingston | 2001-08-24 |
Movie | Restaurant | John English | 2000-01-28 |
Movie | The Next Best Thing | Abbie's Lawyer | 2000-03-03 |
Movie | Waking the Dead | Father Mileski | 2000-03-24 |
Movie | Gone in Sixty Seconds | Impound Manager | 2000-06-09 |
Movie | The Minus Man | Bartender (uncredited) | 1999-02-25 |
Movie | Freak Weather | 1999-02-02 | |
Movie | Pushing Tin | Doctor Freeze | 1999-04-23 |
Series | Family Law | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
Movie | Tuesdays with Morrie | Walter | 1999-12-05 |
Movie | Anywhere but Here | Jack Irwin | 1999-11-12 |
Series | The West Wing | Unknown | 1999-09-22 |
Movie | Late Last Night | Sgt. Van Wyck | 1999-06-20 |
Movie | Mercury Rising | Martin Lynch | 1998-04-03 |
Movie | The Naked Man | Driver | 1998-08-02 |
Series | The Practice | Unknown | 1997-03-04 |
Movie | A Thousand Acres | Ken LaSalle | 1997-09-19 |
Movie | Dead Men Can't Dance | Plonder | 1997-04-17 |
Movie | Volcano | Stan Olber | 1997-04-25 |
Series | The Visitor | Unknown | 1997-09-19 |
Movie | Face/Off | Prison Guard Walton | 1997-06-27 |
Movie | Voice from the Grave | Prosecutor O'Gane | 1996-03-20 |
Movie | Beautiful Girls | Frank Womack | 1996-02-09 |
Movie | Fargo | Norm Gunderson | 1996-03-08 |
Movie | A Friend's Betrayal | Mr. Franks | 1996-05-19 |
Movie | Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal | 1996-06-20 | |
Series | Life's Work | Unknown | 1996-09-17 |
Movie | Feeling Minnesota | Cop | 1996-09-13 |
Movie | The Fan | Shopkeeper | 1996-08-15 |
Series | Star Trek: Voyager | Unknown | 1995-01-16 |
Series | Murder One | Unknown | 1995-09-20 |
Series | The Drew Carey Show | Steve Carey | 1995-09-13 |
Movie | In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | The Major | 1995-10-05 |
Movie | Grumpy Old Men | Moving Man | 1993-12-25 |
Series | Frasier | Unknown | 1993-09-16 |